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Garchomp (Japanese: ガブリアス Gaburias) is a playable Pokémon in Pokémon UNITE. It was available as part of the base game when it released on July 21, 2021.
Garchomp is an All-Rounder who uses consecutive attacks in battle.
Stats
Abilities
Passive Ability
 | Rough Skin さめはだ Rough Skin |
|---|---|
| Description When the Pokémon is attacked by an opposing Melee Pokémon, a portion of the damage received is reflected back at the attacker Effect: This Ability has a 2s cooldown. This damage is subject to defense reduction. | |
Basic Attack
 | Damage category: Physical (as a basic attack) |
|---|---|
| Damage category: Physical (as a boosted attack) | |
| Description Becomes a boosted attack with every fifth attack, dealing increased damage and restoring the user's HP. For a short time after a boosted attack hits, every time one of the user's basic attacks or moves hits an opposing Pokémon, the user's basic attack speed is increased. Effect: Any attack or move that hits provides a boosted stack. Stacks last 4.5s and decay together. At 5 stacks, Garchomp's attack is empowered, dealing more damage, attacking 15% faster, gaining 15% lifesteal, and dealing 10% of enemy remaining HP as damage. | |
Moveset
Move slot 1
 | Sand Attack すなかけ Sand Attack | Learned at Lv. 1 or 3 Cooldown: 6 seconds Upgrades into Dig or Dragon Rush |
 Debuff | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Hurls sand, narrowing the field of vision of opposing Pokémon and decreasing their movement speed for a short time when it hits. This also increased the user's movement speed and basic attack speed. | ||
 | Dig あなをほる Dig Hole | Learned at Lv. 5 Cooldown: 8 seconds Upgrades into Dig+ at Lv. 11 |
 Dash | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Has the user burrow underground and move quickly in the designated direction, jumping out when it comes in contact with an opposing Pokémon or when it has traveled the maximum distance. The jump deals damage to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect and throws them. Using this move increases the user's Defense and Sp. Def for a short time. Upgrade: Increases the length of time opposing Pokémon are thrown when the user jumps out of the ground. | ||
 | Dragon Rush ドラゴンダイブ Dragon Dive | Learned at Lv. 5 Cooldown: 5 seconds Upgrades into Dragon Rush+ at Lv. 11 |
| Dash | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Has the user back up to create distance before diving to attack in the designated direction, shoving opposing Pokémon. The user can use Dragon Claw while creating distance at the beginning of this move to create a combo attack, which strengthens Dragon Claw's effect that decreases the opposing Pokémon's movement speed. This move reduces the damage the user receives while using it. Upgrade: The user becomes immune to hindrances while using this move. | ||
Move slot 2
 | Bulldoze じならし Smooth Over | Learned at Lv. 1 or 3 Cooldown: 5 seconds Upgrades into Earthquake or Dragon Claw |
 Area | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Has the user stomp down on the ground, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect. | ||
 | Earthquake じしん Earthquake | Learned at Lv. 7 Cooldown: 7 seconds Upgrades into Earthquake+ at Lv. 13 |
| Area | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Has the user jump high into the air and crash forcefully to the ground, dealing damage over time to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Upgrade: For a short time, further decreases the movement speed of opposing Pokémon that are in the move's area of effect and especially close to the user. | ||
 | Dragon Claw ドラゴンクロー Dragon Claw | Learned at Lv. 7 Cooldown: 4 seconds Upgrades into Dragon Claw+ at Lv. 13 |
 Melee | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Has the user attack twice in front of itself using its claws. The first attack deals damage to opposing Pokémon and then throws them. The second deals increased damage and decreases the movement speed of the opposing Pokémon for a short time. Upgrade: Increases damage dealt by this move. | ||
Unite Move
 | Livid Outrage ' ' | Learned at Lv. 9 |
| Melee | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Garchomp goes berserk, taking 30% less damage and unleashing a powerful, unstoppable chain attack. Garchomp dashes and deals damage in the designated area five times, taking a brief moment to aim before every attack. Every attack has a different designated area and does more damage than the last. The fifth and final attack stuns Garchomp for .5s, and throws all enemies hit into the air. | ||
Event eligibility
As a Dragon-type Pokémon, Garchomp was eligible for the Full-Burst Battle! Dragon Dustup match type during the Dragon Carnival event that took place from May 15 to June 11, 2024.
| Name | Holowear | Release Date | Unlock Method | Audio/Visual FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beach Style |  | July 21, 2021 |  350 /  18 | Appearance only |
 Stakeout Style |  | September 22, 2021 | Energy Rewards / 60 | KO Movement |
| Holiday Style |  | December 20, 2021 | 400* | Appearance only |
| Masquerade Style |  | March 15, 2022 | Special event missions* | Appearance only |
| Martial Arts Style |  | June 30, 2022 | Special event missions* | Appearance only |
| Tuxedo Style |  | September 5, 2022 | 1,200 | KO Movement |
 Wanderer Style |  | September 28, 2023 | 2,199 | Scoring Returning KO Movement |
| Martial Arts Style (Green) |  | February 8, 2024 | Set Shop* | Appearance only |
| Stakeout Style (Light Blue) |  | May 16, 2024 | Prize Machine / Special event missions | KO Movement |
Trivia
See also
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Gible, Gabite, and Garchomp.
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